. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * London Mayor Joe Fontana faces charges of fraud, breach of trust by a public official and uttering forged documents in the wake of an RCMP investigation into paymen ...
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Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. TUESDAY, NOV. 20 Todd Bourgon on behalf of Tril ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The Ontario government will begin public consultations in December on a proposed 400-hectare expansion of the Greenbelt in Oakville, the first expansion of the prot ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * High-school teachers in five Ontario boards have reached tentative deals as their elementary counterparts ramp up job action in some parts of the province. The Yor ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Ontario doctors who got a new two-year deal after the government agreed to roll back several fees cuts and threw $100 million into the compensation pool, with off-setting savings TBA. * Ont ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Two men were arrested Tuesday during an anti-poverty protest outside Minister of Community and Social Services John Milloy’s constituency office. The Kitchener Cen ...
People on the move
* Former MPP David Tsubouchi has had his annual $33,000 contract as integrity commissioner of Richmond Hill extended for another year. Tsubouchi, who was given the contract two years ago, is paid $2,500 each month for ab ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The Town of Oakville has launched a new web page and RSS feed that keeps residents up to date on the latest disruptions in municipal services – everything from road ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Fifteen minutes or it’s free. No, it’s not the new Pizza Pizza takeout slogan or something worthy of Herman Cain’s failed presidential bid. It’s the Ontario’s gover ...
Kennedy – 'We do need a change'
By Greg Crone If practice makes perfect, then Gerard Kennedy is a shoo-in. This is the third time he has run for leader, first for the Ontario Liberals in 1996, then for the federal Liberals in 2006 and now for Ontario ...